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Cops raid man whose Wi-Fi was used to download child porn
The risks of open wireless and the sleuths who use it
A man recently found a swarm of armed federal agents descending on his Buffalo, New York, home after a neighbor accessed his open Wi-Fi network and used it to download child pornography.
The account, included in a recently published article from the Associated Press, is one of several demonstrating the unintended consequences that come when computer users don't take measures to restrict use of their wireless networks.
A separate man from Sarasota, Florida, the AP said, was similarly raided after someone on a boat docked near his building used a long-range antenna to tap into his internet connection and download "an astounding 1 million images of child porn." And a man from North Syracuse, New York, fell under suspicion of trafficking in illegal videos that were really transmitted by a neighbor.
Even when people try to lock down their networks using WEP, or wired equivalent privacy, their Wi-Fi signals are still under attack. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, authorities in that city have moved to seize a man's car after it was used in a wardriving spree that accessed wireless networks and stole harvested user information.
The 1988 Mercedes sedan contained a long-range antenna and a laptop equipped with software for exploiting weaknesses in WEP that were diagnosed years earlier. The unidentified owner is suspected of belonging to a loose-knit group that has burgled more than $750,000 and often uses information lifted from victims' wireless networks to get a foothold.
"Once a suspect has gained unauthorized access to a wireless network, computers in the vehicle can be used to run programs such as port scanning software and password recovery software designed to breach security on machines within the networks," police told a court of law.
About 32 percent of people in the US admitted trying to access Wi-Fi networks that didn't belong to them, the AP said, citing a recent poll taken by the Wi-Fi Alliance. About 201 million American households worldwide use wireless networks to connect to the internet.
Many pundits have pointed to the AP report as a cautionary tale exposing the dangers of running unsecured wireless access points. But this misses the point. Many people like the idea of leaving their networks open so others traveling nearby have a way to pull down email or check directions. It seems just as easy to draw the conclusion that mere use of an IP address shouldn't be grounds for armed police to raid a person's home.
Home and business networks that transmit or store sensitive financial information are another matter entirely, of course. And for those WEP should be avoided in favor of WPA or WPA2. ®


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Lewis Heckford, Declan O'Donnell and Bradley Lawrence appeared at Bolton Crown Court after they were charged in relation to an alleged rape and sexual assault in Wigan in 2015.
Heckford, 19, and O'Donnell, 18, are believed to be currently playing for Wigan Warriors Academy while 20-year-old Lawrence is thought to have previously been a youth player for the club.
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The offence is alleged to have taken place on September 26, the day after Lawrence and Heckford played for the team which won the Academy Grand Final.
O'Donnell, of Concorde Avenue, Wigan, has been charged with one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault.
Heckford, of Malvern Mews, Wakefield, and Lawrence, of Causeway Road, Seaton, Workington, are both charged with one count of rape.
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The competition for the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar was not only conceived to find a permanent home for the museum, but also as a way to help redevelop the area. Seeking a flexible design, the Klassik Stiftung Weimar Foundation is planning to develop a kindergarten adjacent to the museum, as well as develop the grounds around it as a public plaza.
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Impaired social function is a cardinal symptom of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). One of the brain circuits that enable us to relate to other people is the "mirror neuron" system. This brain circuit is activated when we watch other people, and allows our brains to represent the actions of others, influencing our ability to learn new tasks and to understand the intentions and experiences of other people.
This mirror neuron system is impaired in individuals with ASD and better understanding the neurobiology of this system could help in the development of new treatments.
In their new study, Dr. Peter Enticott at Monash University and his colleagues used transcranial magnetic stimulation to stimulate the brains of individuals with ASD and healthy individuals while they observed different hand gestures. This allowed the researchers to measure the activity of each individual's mirror neuron system with millisecond precision in response to each observed action.
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WASHINGTON – The emerald ash borer is a prolific tree killer, but researchers suggest the beetle also may have a link to premature deaths in humans.
Since arriving in the U.S. more than a decade ago, the emerald ash borer has destroyed 100 million ash trees.
While the beetle doesn't directly harm humans, researchers have found a troubling link between the destruction of ash trees and public health.
"We found that in counties that were infested with the emerald ash borer, we saw higher levels of cardiovascular lower respiratory disease," says Geoffrey Donovan, a researcher based at the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station in Portland, Ore.
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The emerald ash borer is native to China, and scientists say the ash tree co-evolved with it there.
But since arriving in the U.S. in 2002, the beetles have destroyed tens of millions of ash trees that have not developed defenses like the species found in Asia.
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Facts about Red Foxes, Gray Foxes, Arctic Foxes, Fennec Foxes and others.
Fox Habitat, Feeding, Anatomy, Reproduction, Distribution and Predators
Introduction to Foxes
A fox is believed to be a very intelligent and clever animal. 37 species are referred to as foxes, but only 12 species actually belong to the Vulpes genus of 'true foxes'. Every fox belongs to the canine family, and they are ranked as the smallest of all canines. However, they have some characteristics different from other canines.
First, the fox doesn't bark like other canines. They also don't live in packs as they prefer to be out there on their own. The fox is nocturnal which means they are primarily active at night. When you see one moving around during the day it is a sign that something is seriously amiss.
They may be sick, desperately trying to find food, or moving to escape from threats in their natural environment. One of the biggest threats to the fox is the fact that humans continue to move into the same territory. While hunting them for the fur was once a huge issue, there isn't the same demand for such fur coats in society any longer.
The fox is considered to be a medium sized animal and the actual size can vary depending on the species. They can quickly take over an area if they are allowed to populate at will. This is why the hunting of the fox is often allowed with controls in place. There are certain times of the year when they can be hunted. Otherwise many of them would die from starvation.
These animals feature a reddish and brownish coloring to them. They also have areas of white on the body. They are small canines with long noses and long, pointed ears. They have excellent hearing and smelling that allows them to avoid danger and to find sources of food.
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- There are 37 species of foxes, but only 12 belong to the genus "vulpes" or "true foxes".
- A baby fox is called a kite.
They consume a variety of food including animals such as rabbits, beetles and worms, and berries or fruit that grow seasonally in their environment. They are also known to consume food that people leave out or to dig through garbage cans. They body of a fox is built to give them speed for catching their prey.
They are found in a variety of environments including on the plains, in the mountains, in cold terrain, and even in the desert. There are very few places out there where the fox isn't able to survive. They don't have the best reputation with humans due to common folklore where they are associated with evil.
Humans seem to be the biggest threat to these animals and their ultimate survival. Overall, they have nothing to worry about at this time. Yet numbers are much less than they were just a few decades ago. There are several species that have been almost wiped out from certain areas though. That is why you will find conservation efforts in place for them.
A great deal of research has been conducted about the fox. That is why some of them have been successfully relocated to Australia. They are thriving in that environment just as predicted. They also do very well in captivity so that they can be further studied. The fox is a fascinating animal that we still have lots to learn about.
A serious problem for the fox is that they are susceptible to a variety of different diseases in the wild. Even though they don't live in packs, the do pass along these types of problems very rapidly. In fact, large numbers of fox have died at times due to it. Yet their ability to do well with change has always allowed them to rebound in numbers.


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BON, MARIE-CLAUDE - European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) | |
RIS, NICOLAS - Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | |
FAUVERGUE, XAVIER - Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | |
MALAUSA, JEAN-CLAUDE - Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | |
BENVENUTO, CHIARA - University College Dublin | |
Jones, Walker | |
JEANNEAU, MELANIE - European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) | |
BLANCHET, ARNAUD - European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL) | |
THAON, MARCEL - Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique (INRA) | |
WAROT, SYLVIE - Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique (INRA) |
Submitted to: Molecular Insect Science International Symposium Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings Publication Acceptance Date: 7/10/2011 Publication Date: 10/2/2011 Citation: Bon, M., Ris, N., Fauvergue, X., Malausa, J., Benvenuto, C., Jones, W.A., Jeanneau, M., Blanchet, A., Thaon, M., Warot, S. 2011. Genetic characterization for intraspecific hybridization of an exotic parasitoid prior its introduction for classical biological control. Molecular Insect Science International Symposium Proceedings. 2-5 October, 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. P.3.69. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: The successful establishment of an exotic parasitoid in the context of classical biological control of insect pests depends upon its adaptability to the new environment. In theory, intraspecific hybridization may improve the success of the establishment as a result of an increase in the available genetic variability and /or the production of heterotic genotypes. An experimental framework for testing such a hypothesis was developed by the French agency INRA in collaboration with EBCL. The study subject was the African endoparasitoid, Psyttalia lounsburyi, a candidate biological control agent of the olive fruit fly. Previous genetic studies revealed a genetic structure within the parasitoid's African distribution, with two well-supported clades occurring in Kenya, Namibia and South Africa. The two most differentiated populations in Kenya and South Africa were chosen for hybridization studies. Distribution and prevalence of Wolbachia in P. lounsburyi was also assessed. Two Wolbachia variants belonging to super-group A were detected, and the infection status varied significantly across populations and time. Wolbachia infections of the parasitoid's host, B oleae, are reported here for the first time, but were rare. Genetic similarities between the Wolbachia variants of the parasitoid and the fly host suggest that a horizontal transfer may have taken place. Two aposymbiotic study populations were obtained, owing to Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibilities. Biological characteristics, including fitness of their hybrids, were compared with those of parental lineages. Preliminary observations showed that the hybrids did not outperform the two parental lineages. The results are discussed in light of the expected adaptability of the 43,000 P. lounsburyi which were recently introduced in southern France. |


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With Ring of Honor's Fourth Anniversary show tomorrow, here is a look back at how the company presented itself on their first-ever live event, which took place on 2/23/02 in Philadelphia, PA.
by Mike Johnson
Originally written February 24, 2002
I attended the debut of RF Video's Ring of Honor promotion on Saturday 2/23 in Philadelphia at the Murphy Recreation Center, which was as fine an independent presentation as you will find anywhere.
From the moment one walked into the show, you could see that RF had put time and money into the look and presentation of the show as they had purchased a ring and guard rails (which are different than the standard ones everyone uses these days), had a black and red color scheme in mind, and had ROH banners around the ring and building. They weren't running a show just to run, they had a battle plan in mind.
The show had an entirely different feel to it than most wrestling shows in the area, having been built around the concept of respect in the ring and the honor of being victorious. There were no chairshots, no guys being tossed into guard rails, and no ref bumps at all on the show, which is apparently going to be the modus operandi for the promotion.
All of the matches concluded with showings of mutual respect, which got over with the audience to the point that when Scoot Andrews teased not shaking hands with Xavier, the crowd turned on him until he did it. When Chris Daniels actually walked out of the main event after not showing respect to Low Ki and American Dragon, it got him over as a heel, despite the fact the audience loved his work in the ring.
The idea here is to build around wins and losses with the storylines revolving around what goes on in the ring, similar to All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1980s. Now that RF has a direction they want to go in, it's going to be interesting to see how they can build a following for it and how they can expand it past a monthly event, although they are in no rush to do so.
Ring of Honor was booked and put together by several members of the RF Video staff. Gabe Sapolsky, who was Paul Heyman's top assistant in ECW days, handled much of the booking and laying out of the matches. Doug Gentry was running around like mad filming promos and interviews for the show's eventual video release. Rob Feinstein was overseeing everything, but at the same time, not overstepping the boundaries. At one point in the show, the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission's Frank Talent took to the ring (on his own) to sing the praises of how well the show was run and presented and asked Feinstein to come to the ring. Feinstein refused as he doesn't want an "on camera role" so to speak. When most would have taken the moment to mark out for themselves and be the center of attention, Feinstein was being smart enough to let the workers be the ones in the spotlight. Many of the RF staffers you wouldn't normally hear about were at the show working. It must have been the best staffed independent show I can recall.
At 7:30 on the dot, ring announcer Stephen DeAngelis came to the ring to open the show, but out came the Christopher Street Connection who do an effeminate gimmick, with valet Alison Danger. CSC announced tonight wasn't the Ring of Honor but the Ring of homosexuality (hey, they said it) and began kissing. The Hit Squad hit the ring and destroyed them, with Mafia pinning one of CSC with a brutal looking burning hammer. Hit Squad did mic work afterwards saying that tonight the fans could "kiss sports-entertainment's ass goodbye." They superbombed Danger through a table with the CSC on it. The idea here was to bury gimmicks, outside interference, and tables, etc. as the promotion is going to build around athletic wrestling. The angle worked. The Squad was over huge.
The Amazing Red defeated Jay Briscoe in a strong second match. Red is simply phenomenal as a flyer. Briscoe has grown in a long goatee and actually showed more charisma and presence here than I can recall seeing before. His brother Mark was at ringside during the match, but didn't get involved. After several minutes of back and forth fast paced action, red hit a twisting splash off the top followed by a standing moonsault for the clean pin. Crowd loved the match.
Xavier pinned Scoot Andrews in a good ground based match, which saw Andrews blow several chances to defeat Xavier after arguing with the official, only to lose. Andrews was upset and didn't want to shake Xavier's hand but eventually did. Very solid.
The Boogie Knights defeated the Natural Born Sinners, Homicide and Boogalou via Disqualification. The story here was that the Sinners were absolutely out to hurt someone and the Knights were their victims. Homicide began beating them with a rubber chicken, which caused ref H.C. Loc to disqualify the Sinners in the only non-clean finish of the night. Homicide and Boogalou attacked Loc and bloodied him while the victorious Knights ran off to fight another day. The idea here was to get the Sinners over as monsters and it worked. The Knights are very green but there is talent there waiting to be molded. Homicide is easily the most underrated performer in the independents on the Northeastern seaboard.
In the Ultimate Aerial Challenge Elimination match, Quiet Storm emerged victorious from a group of competitors trained by Mikey Whipwreck, who worked as guest referee. Whipwreck's other students in the match were the SAT (Joel and Jose Maximo sporting new outfits) and Chris Devine. The lone non-Mikey trainee was Brian XL, who Whipwreck ribbed on the mic with series of Little Bow Wow comments. It was especially funny when Whipwreck began doing Bow Wow's rap from the Twix commercial, which was actually cast by ring announcer Stephen DeAngelis in his real life job as casting director. Whipwreck demanded Red joined the match and the crowd loved the surprise. This was a lot like a Lucha match with a ton of highspots and guys in and out of the ring so fast it was numbing trying to keep track. This was the one match on the show that probably went too long and lost a little steam. There was an angle where one of the Maximos eliminated Red, which caused dissension to set up a bout for the next show. Quiet Storm was the final winner.
After a ten minute intermission (which only lasted 10 minutes), Prince Nana pinned Towel Boy Eric Tuttle. Tuttle set up his appearance earlier in the show doing his old ECW gimmick of running around the ring with the towel in between one of the matches. When he came out to wrestle, DeAngelis the ring announcer sold it like he was shocked this was happening. Nana quickly pinned Tuttle, which I was told will set up a storyline between the two for the next show where Tuttle becomes Nana's servant to break into the business. This was perfect for where it was on the show, a short match to allow the crowd a chance to get back into the matches after they had taken a break.
Steve Corino cut a promo to announce that he was going to be the promotion's color commentator along with Eric Gargiulo, who does CZW's announcing. Gargiulo is a decent announcer and will probably get even better working here. Corino brought up that he wanted to retire in October last year (remember that?) and the response from the fans told him to wait because something better will come along now that ECW is done. That was his Zero-One deal. No, he didn't say that. He said that it was Ring of Honor and he was absolutely impressed with the performers who had worked and put over the double main event still to come. The crowd gave Corino a nice reaction and Gargiulo got a small pop and a "CZW" chant when he was introduced. I'm looking forward to seeing how they work as Corino is a tremendous talker and will mesh well with Gargiulo.
In the Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy Challenge, Spanky and Ikaika Loa defeated Michael Shane and Oz. Spanky got the pinfall and the storyline was he earned a contract with ROH. He'll be in as a regular. Spanky showed a ton of charisma in the ring, almost like Trent Acid but on a more major league level and was great in the ring. Michael Shane hit a hell of a top rope elbow. Other than Spanky, no one else seemed to break out as a star, but the fans all appreciated the hard work. After the match a number of Michaels/Texas Wrestling Academy students and trainer Rudy Boy Gonzales got in the ring to congratulate everyone. There is talk of using more of Gonzales' students down the line, which is great as they are all well trained and solid workers. The Texas crew drove 30 hours each way to attend the show. That's dedication.
Super Crazy defeated Eddy Guerrero in their first ever meeting in the United States to become the first IWA Puerto Rico Intercontinental champion. Crazy got a huge pop coming out as it was his first match in Philly in a year. Guerrero played heel here. This was an awesome Lucha match with tons of American psychology tossed in as well. Nothing I write could do this justice.
Before the main event, Stephen DeAngelis ran down the scheduled matches and performers for the next event in the same vein that Howard Finkel would for WWF events in the 1980s. Nice touch.
In the main event, Low Ki defeated Christopher Daniels and American Dragon in a spectacular Three-Way Dance that was easily the best match I've seen in Philly in some time. There was a great sequence where Ki and Dragon took turns "showing each other" how to properly kick Daniels in the back before he finally had enough and begged off. There was another sequence where they were kicking him in stereo and Daniels finally had the sense to move, leaving them to kick each other in the foot, neutralizing the other. Ki pinned Daniels with the Ki Crusher. They did mic work (the only mic work of the night) where Daniels complained he could defeat each man in singles matches while Dragon challenged Ki to see who the better man was. Ki finalyl dared them both to compete in a round robin tournament on the next show, which the live crowd ate up. It ended with Daniels walking out on a mutual show of respect and Dragon finally leaving, with the victor, Low Ki, basking in victory.
ROH NOTES: For the debut of an independent promotion, one probably couldn't have asked for a better show. By the end of the night, Ring of Honor had brought a very adult, hard-hitting version of professional wrestling that was edgy without being X-rated or full of expletives on the mic, yet at the same time, got the classy idea of honor over inside the ring to the fans....The event started directly on time at 7:30 PM and was over at 10:30 PM. That's perfect considering how many shows I've been to that have run forever and ever....The makeup of the crowd was a very respectful, hardcore audience that wanted to see hard-hitting, stiff athletic wrestling. There were no disrespectful chants nor problems with any fans. While CZW has a handle on that "skater-esque" audience, RF Video is providing a forum for an older, hardcore audience to get the wrestling fix they have been missing since the days of ECW...The crowd chanted "Ring of Honor" after the main event concluded....For $5 you could purchase a program and a poster for the show....As you would expect, RF Video had their largest merchandise tables to date and made a killing selling books, videos, and action figures....The lighting and sound was done by New York based DJ Legacy, who can be reached at email@example.com. They provide DJ services, light shows, an entrance, and professional sound for wrestling shows and parties. They are looking to expand to more Northeastern independent shows.
ROH Era of Honor Begins is available on VHS and DVD at ROHWrestling.com.


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A Bromance Made in Hell: When Bibi Met Mitt
"We can almost speak in shorthand. … We share common experiences and have a perspective and underpinning which is similar."
Thus does Michael Barbaro quote Mitt Romney in a New York Times article titled A Friendship Dating to 1976 Resonates in 2012. Of whom does Romney speak? Another Mormon deacon? Bain & Company founder Bill Bain? Barbaro explains.
… in 1976, the lives of Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu intersected, briefly but indelibly, in the 16th-floor offices of the Boston Consulting Group [headed by Bill Bain before he founded Bain & Company], where both had been recruited as corporate advisers. … That shared experience decades ago led to a warm friendship, little known to outsiders, that is now rich with political intrigue.
Not to mention controversy (emphasis added).
Mr. Romney has suggested that he would not make any significant policy decisions about Israel without consulting Mr. Netanyahu. … In a telling exchange during a debate in December, Mr. Romney criticized Mr. Gingrich for making a disparaging remark about Palestinians, declaring: "Before I made a statement of that nature, I'd get on the phone to my friend Bibi Netanyahu and say: 'Would it help if I say this? What would you like me to do?'"
That even gives pause to Martin Indyk (one-time U.S. ambassador to Israel), no shrinking violet on Israel, who said "Mr. Romney's statement implied that he would 'subcontract Middle East policy to Israel.'" Barbaro on the bromance's blossoming:
Mr. Romney, never known for his lack of self-confidence, still recalls the sense of envy he felt watching Mr. Netanyahu effortlessly hold court during the firm's Monday morning meetings, when consultants presented their work and fielded questions from their colleagues. The sessions were renowned for their sometimes grueling interrogations.
"He was a strong personality with a distinct point of view," Mr. Romney said. "I aspired to the same kind of perspective."
Once they both switched to politics:
The men reconnected shortly after 2003 when Mr. Romney became the governor of Massachusetts. Mr. Netanyahu paid him a visit, eager to swap tales of government life [and] regaled Mr. Romney with stories of how, in the tradition of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, he had challenged unionized workers over control of their pensions, reduced taxes and privatized formerly government-run industries, reducing the role of government in private enterprise.
That both men are products of the same rapacious business environment is telling. On the other hand, that two such odd ducks — Romney wrapped as tight as a drum; Netanyahu in the grips of his obsession with attacking Iran — were able to find each other and become fast friends would be called heartwarming were the source of the heat anywhere but hell.
Cross-posted from the Foreign Policy in Focus blog Focal Points.


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Berks History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe surname is one of the Anglo-Norman names that came to Ireland in the 12th century. The surname Berks is derived from the Old English word "burh," which is derived from the Old German word "burg," the common Germanic word for a fortification. It seems likely that the first family to bear this surname would have lived in or near a prehistoric fort situated on a hill. In the Norman fashion, surnames created from place names or geographic locations were prefixed by "de," which means "from" in French. Early Origins of the Berks familyThe surname Berks was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, where the family name is descended from the Norman noble William Fitzadelm de Burgo who went to Ireland in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland and was the succeeded Strongbow as Chief Governor. "Robert de Burgh, Earl of Moreton in Normandy, son of Harlowen de Burgh, by Arlotta, his wife, mother of William the Conqueror, participated with his half-brother in the triumph at Hastings, was created Earl of Cornwall, and received, as a further recompense, grants of seven hundred and ninety-three manors. His son, William Earl of Cornwall, who, rebelling against the Henry I., joined Robert of Normandy, and led the van at the battle of Tenchebray. He fell into the hands of his opponents and was sent prisoner to England, where he was treated with much cruelty, and detaining him in captivity for life. He left two sons: I. Adelm, from whom descended the Burghs, Earls of Ulster, the noble House of Clanricarde, and the various families of Burke, so widely scattered over the south west district of Ireland; and II. John, whose son, Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, was Justiciary of England, temp. Henry III., and one of the greatest subjects in England." [1] Great stretches of land were given to this family in the year 1177. Richard Oge de Burc, son of William, became the "Lord Justice of Ireland" under King Henry II in 1177 and was regranted the lands of his father the following year. [2] Richard Mor de Burc, the older son of William, was the ancestor of the family name Bourke or Burke. They formed several septs, the two most important having been the MacWilliam Uachtar sept of county Galway, and the MacWilliam Lochtar sept of county Mayo. It should be noted that not all of the family were in Ireland as some were found in Knaresborough, in the West Riding of Yorkshire in ancient times. "At the time of the Domesday Survey it formed part of the royal demesnes, and was given by the Conqueror to Serlo de Burgh, Baron of Tonsburg, in Normandy, who had accompanied that monarch into England, and by whom its stately castle, now a ruin, was originally built, on the rocky heights north of the river Nidd." [3] Another noted source confirms Knaresborough as a point of origin, but has a different Norman baron: " 'Burgh' must here stand for Serlo de Burgh, a powerful Northern baron in the time of the Conqueror, who built Knaresborough Castle, and appears to have taken his name from the manor of Burgh, in Yorkshire. " [4] Early History of the Berks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berks research. Another 140 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1227, 1503, 1544, 1572, 1582, 1590, 1598, 1601, 1604, 1629, 1635, 1642, 1647, 1657, 1666, 1667, 1672 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Berks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Berks Spelling VariationsIt was found during an investigation of the origins of the name Berks that church officials and medieval scribes often spelled the name as it sounded. This practice lead to a single person's being documented under many spelling variations. The name Berks has existed in the various shapes: de Burgh, Burke, Bourke, Burk, Bourk, Gillick and many more. Early Notables of the Berks familyNotable amongst the family up to this time was Theobald Bourke, 8th Mac William Iochtar and lord of Lower (North) Connacht, died 1503; Ulick Ceann Burke (died 1544), 12th Clanricarde and 1st Earl of Clanricarde; Richard Sassanach Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde (died 1582); Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde, (died 1601), Irish peer; Richard Burke, 4th Earl of Clanricarde (1572-1635), an Irish nobleman; Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (1604-1657), was an... Migration of the Berks familyIrish immigration to North American began in the late 18th century as many Irish families desired to own their own land. This pattern of immigration grew slowly yet steadily until the 1840s. At that time, a failed crop and a growing population in Ireland resulted in the Great Potato Famine. Poverty, disease, and starvation ravaged the land. To ease their pain and suffering the Irish often looked upon North America as a solution: hundreds of thousands undertook the voyage. Their arrival meant the growth of industry and commerce for British North America and the United States. For the individual Irishman, it meant survival and hope, and the opportunity for work, freedom, and ownership of land. The early immigration and passenger lists revealed many bearing the name Berks: Ann Burk who settled in Virginia in 1647; James and Tobias Burk settled in Barbados in 1680; with their servants; Elizabeth Burk settled in Maryland in 1774.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto. Motto: Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy Motto Translation: One king, one faith, one law.


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NEW YORK — California Chrome is 1 1/2 miles away from ending the longest drought in racing history — 36 years without a Triple Crown winner.
Eleven horses as good or better than him have tried to complete the sweep in the Belmont Stakes and failed since 1978. The chestnut colt with the modest pedigree and self-described "dumb ass" owners can either make history Saturday or become just another near-miss.
"I've watched the other horses where they failed," California Chrome trainer Art Sherman said. "I don't know if they just got flat outrun or got tired from the Triple Crown races."
California Chrome and 10 rivals will run the longest race of their lives on Belmont Park's deep, sandy track with its sweeping turns. No other Triple Crown winner faced more than seven rivals.
"I feel more confident coming into this race than I did any race," said Sherman, who at 77 is overseeing the best horse of his career. "I'm getting pumped up."
California Chrome completed his final run-through on Friday, galloping two miles around the Belmont oval after visiting the paddock where he will be saddled on race day. He stood quietly in stall No. 2 before walking through the tunnel toward the track, pausing several times for photographers. His ears pricked at the sound of clicking cameras.
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will jog again early Saturday, about 13 hours before he tries to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown.
Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, whose horses spoiled Triple Crown bids in 2004 and 2008, said that how California Chrome handles the extra quarter-mile in the Belmont will be crucial to his chances.
"Smarty Jones was in front going a mile and a quarter, and that last quarter of a mile got him," Zito said. "It's a different race. It's just longer."
If there's one worry Sherman has, it's whether his chestnut colt with four white socks can run that far after a tough campaign of three big races in five weeks.
"One thing I always wonder about is stamina," Sherman said. "It could be walking pace the first part of it. All of a sudden, the guys kicking in the last part don't get there."
Ultimately, Sherman will leave the decision-making to Victor Espinoza, who saw his bid for a Triple Crown aboard War Emblem end in defeat at the 2002 Belmont. He and California Chrome have teamed to win six consecutive races.
"He gets him to relax. I never give him any instructions," Sherman said. "I'm sure there will be different tactics, but that's OK as long as Victor can have a spot where he can run the last quarter of a mile."
Racing has been aching for another Triple Crown champion since Affirmed became the third horse in the 1970s to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont. California Chrome and his team would be welcome members of the exclusive club if the colt can pull it off in front of a crowd expected to top 100,000.
"It has to be a super horse to win that," Espinoza said.
Owners Steve Coburn and Perry Martin have shown that a couple of working stiffs who spent $8,000 on a mare they bred to a stallion for $2,500 can trump the sport's blue blood owners and breeders. They were called "dumb asses" by a trainer for buying a mare who gave no indication that she could produce a standout offspring who could run fast.
"This horse has given everybody else out there the incentive to say, 'You know what, we can do it, too,'" Coburn said. "This horse is letting America know that the little guy can win."
Coburn — who favors a silver belt buckle as big as his cream-colored cowboy hat — and Martin — who likes keeping a low-profile — showed their sense of humor in naming their racing operation Dumb Ass Partners and sticking a donkey on their silks.
Martin was the one who emailed Sherman with an audacious plan to get California Chrome to the Kentucky Derby — before he had even run a race. Now the colt is one win away from racing immortality.
"You just like to see a great horse win it and I think he's got the potential to be a great horse," said Patrice Wolfson, whose late husband owned Affirmed, "so we'll be cheering for him."
As much as Sherman wants California Chrome to win — the trainer will wear the same lucky suit he did at the Derby and Preakness — he can accept a loss, too.
"He doesn't have to win another race as far as I'm concerned," he said. "It's a pleasure to be around a horse that has so much class and is 100 percent healthy."
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Recipe by: Sandie
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup frozen whole kernel corn, rinsed in hot water and drained (may use canned corn, rinsed and drained)
1 cup salsa
½ cup veggie mayo (I used fat free Nayonaise) (optional, but I liked the creaminess it gave the salad)
4 cups cooked salad pasta (small elbows or shells will also work), rinsed in cold water & drained
½ med. onion, chopped
½ cup red and/or green pepper, chopped
1 tomato, diced
2 – 3 tbsp. chopped, fresh cilantro (or to taste)
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 or 2 tbsp. diced black olives (I just used a small amount for flavor) (optional)
¼ avocado, diced (I just used a small amount for flavor) (optional)
Mix all the ingredients together, cover and refrigerate for a few hours. Serve on a bed of lettuce. ENJOY


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(visited by Dariusz Stefan and Anna Tomczak-Stefan)
20-May-2001 -- 20-May-2001. Confluence 52N 019E is located 16 km to the WSW of Łęczyca.
We went there on Sunday on our way to confluence 52N 020E. We wanted to see the place for the planned meeting of all the Polish project participants. It was a bit of luck as the spot is not suitable for such meetings. The country road between the villages of Wartkowice and Dzierżawy was not an ideal place to park the cars. Neither were the fields nearby. So, having left my wife in the car, I went for some hundred meters walk on a swampy meadow which turned out to be an almost dry pond. There was reed growing around it. I had to jump from a clump of grass onto another to locate the spot and yet, I my shoes got thoroughly wet.
Shortly afterwards we went to 52N 18E, which I am not going to describe, as it was not an official visit. The area is fit for a mid-summer picknic and the closing meeting for the Degree Confluence Project in Poland.


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Religious Life Inventory, 1986
The Computer Administered Panel Study (CAPS) collected demographic, personality, attitudinal, and other social psychological data from annual samples of University of North Carolina undergraduates from 1983 through 1988. Respondents spent 60 to 90 minutes per week for 20 weeks during the academic year answering questions via computer terminals. In their comparison of demographic and academic variables, researchers found few significant differences between respondents and the general undergraduate population. This dataset contains the Religion Life Inventory, which consists of three scales: External, Internal, and Interactional. Additional information about the survey can be found at the Odum Institute's electronic archive.The ARDA has added two additional variables to the original data set to enhance the users' experience on our site.
Data File
Cases: 93Variables: 50
Weight Variable: None
Data Collection
1986Funded By
The Odum Institute for Research in Social ScienceCollection Procedures
Each year of the study, a random sample of registered University of North Carolina undergraduates was invited to attend an orientation session about the project. From those who attended and signed up to participate, 96 (half males and half females) were chosen on the basis of scheduling compatibility. Each week for 20 weeks, respondents spent 60 to 90 minutes during the academic year answering questions via computer terminals. Respondents were paid a base rate of $4 to $5 per completed weekly session and an average of $2 per session more in rewards and bonuses, including a chance at a substantial end-of-year bonus designed to keep subject attrition low. Data presented here were taken from 1986,1987, and 1988. This information about the survey was taken from the Odum Institute's summary of the CAPS program.Principal Investigators
The Odum Institute for Research in Social ScienceRelated Publications
C. Daniel Batson, Patricia Schoenrade, and W. Larry Ventis. 1993. Religion and the Individual: A Social-Psychological Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press.Notes: CITATION
When citing this study, the following information should be included:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(insert study date(s)) Computer Assisted Panel Study (CAPS)
[Computer file]. Chapel Hill: Institute for Research in Social Science
[producer]. Module (insert name of specific CAPS module(s) here).
Notes: For SID
Because the subject's ID is derived from the CAPS year and a sequential number, respondents can be tracked for an entire year's worth of experiments. Datasets can also be merged using the respondent's ID. The original SID, as we received it from the primary investigator, had an underscore between the year and the ID number. The underscore was deleted to make the variable numeric, but the SID was not changed in any other way.For INTERNAL
The Internal scale was designed to measure a component of the intrinsic, end orientation; the degree to which an individual's religion is a result of internal needs for certainty, strength, and direction. Building upon Hoffer's (1951) understanding of the true believer, the researchers assumed that these needs would reflect an intrinsic, end orientation, since this orientation seems to be based on a need to find firm and clear answers to existential questions. There are nine items in the Internal scale. Items scored positively are INNATE, GODSWILL, NECBELIF, DRVTRUTH, ESSNTIAL, and IMPSSNOT. NODIFRNC, NOTCMPLD, and MUSTNOT are reverse coded.
For EXTERNAL
The External scale was designed to measure a component of the extrinsic, means orientation; the degree to which an individual's external social environment has influenced his or her personal religion. The researchers assumed that religion, as a response to social influence, would reflect an extrinsic, means orientation, since it would presumably be motivated by a desire to gain the self-serving, extrinsic end of social approval. Accordingly, this scale includes six items that assess the importance of authority figures and social institutions in shaping people's religious experience. These items are CHRCHDE, MINISTER, PARENTS, FELOWSHP, MODELS, which are scored positively, and OUTSDERS, which is reverse coded.
For INTERACT
The Interactional scale was designed to measure the basic component of the quest orientation; the degree to which an individual's religion involves an open-ended, responsive dialogue with existential questions raised by the contradictions and tragedies of life. There are six items on this scale. These items were designed to address the three aspects of Allport's concept of mature religion that were found to be missing from the Intrinsic and Committed scales: readiness to face existential questions without reducing their complexity (EVDAYEXP, INDEPDNT, LEARNREL), self-criticism and perception of religious doubts as positive (WRLDEVNT, YRSAGO), and openness to change (OTHOPNIN).


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Watching horrifying tapes of Nazi executions can tell us a lot about the authenticity of a video depicting the killings of two Palestinian teens in the West Bank
While studying Yiddish in Lithuania during the summer of 2008 my fellow students and I visited Ponar, the site where 100,000 people, including nearly an entire branch of my family, were murdered in mass shootings.
Visiting the scene of such an incomprehensible crime committed on an industrial scale I became aware of the physical details of how the killings were carried out. After reading (and translating) accounts from survivors I found that I still could not visualize what had occurred so I sought out videos of similar massacres committed by Einsatzgruppen, mobile SS killing units. During the following fall I saw nearly every such film that is available, as well as films of war-time atrocities in El Salvador. At the time I was considering studying forensics in order to work with criminal investigations of war-crimes. I soon realized, however, that I wasn't psychologically cut out for such work.
My experience with viewing films of shootings did, however, leave me with a well-trained, albeit non-expert eye that I use to critically evaluate films of disputed incidents. One thing I've learned watching films of such material is that the human body reacts to the trauma of a gunshot wound in a wide variety of ways. The Hollywood stereotype of a person being shot and keeling over like a felled tree is just that, a stereotype. It does happen. But people also sometimes run and suddenly collapse after being shot. People sometimes twitch involuntarily after being shot. And in a few instances I've even seen a person be shot, fall, catch himself with some apparent coordination and then lie still shortly thereafter.
Since the filmed deaths of Palestinian teenagers Nadim Nawarah and Muhammad Salameh, on May 15 during a demonstration in the West Bank town of Bitunya were released to the public many people have commented on social media that the films must have been faked because such a display of coordination is not possible. Among them is Rabbi Kenneth L. Cohen, the founder and director of the Vine and Fig Tree Project, a religious pro-peace organization.
In a series of Tweets sent on May 21, which are no longer publicly viewable, Cohen responded to tweets about the footage by claiming that a person catching himself in such a way was "inconsistent" with his having been shot and that the films were therefore staged. Cohen used the term "Pallywood," a term combining Palestine and Hollywood, as a hashtag to refer to his belief that the films were staged.
Before I go any further I would like to look more closely at the films in question. The Israeli army has stated that they are either staged or edited in a dishonest way and having no relevant experience with film-doctoring I cannot evaluate such claims. Either way I can, with absolute certainty, say that the way that Nadim Nawarah reacted on film to being shot was in no way "inconsistent" with his being shot. In fact, looking at the film it strongly appears that he did not catch himself as Cohen alleges. In the first two films, shot from behind, Nawarah can be seen to fall forward, his arms blocking his fall.
Although at first glance it may appear to be a voluntary coordinated motion, another video of him being shot filmed from a different angle strongly gives the impression that although his arms blocked his fall there was no coordination behind their movement. Even so, had Nawarah caught himself as Cohen alleges this would in no way in and of itself deny the veracity of the footage. I've seen films with people doing just that after being shot.
Cohen's claim that the footage was part of a "Pallywood" conspiracy due to Nawarah's having caught himself is profoundly disturbing to me, not in the ignorance it evinces about how people should appear after being shot but in its continuation of the idea that Palestinians are inherently liars. Unlike Cohen, I am not an expert in peacemaking. But I do know that peace is built on trust, goodwill and mutual respect. And there is nothing more disrespectful and indeed dehumanizing than stating without evidence that a child didn't die correctly.
What message does it send to Nawarah's mother shortly after burying her son, to hear that a prominent rabbi in America said that the way her son fell after being mortally wounded wasn't "consistent" with how he should have fallen? Does such a statement encourage peace?
I do not know what happened in this case. I was not there and have only seen the same films that are publicly available that many of you have seen. Although footage taken by CNN released yesterday clearly shows that an Israeli soldier fired the shot that killed Nawarah, I would reserve judgment as to why two young men lost their lives. I have no information with which to judge the soldiers' actions.
But neither Cohen nor the thousands of other "Pallywood-ers" have any information with which to judge the way that Nawarah died, either. I wish that they too would reserve judgment and acknowledge the Palestinian witnesses common humanity enough to consider the idea that they might just be telling the truth. Sadly it appears to me that these people are more concerned about controlling the narrative than getting to the truth.


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When I said to my wife, Grog (MyRobotLab) and I have decided it was time to start teaching InMoov, and for that matter I should be looking for colorful objects, she started to become sneaky.
Everytime I was coming in our room she was hidding stuff, or it seemed so.
Tonight the mystery was revealed!
InMoov had is own little toy robot!
Isn't that great, I had to post it. I think it's so cute that InMoov is going to learn very fast how to grab it.
I love the eyes and hook on the head.
Too bad it can't be printed, as I'm sure many of you would like to have it for further test on InMoov or just to have with you during your hard moments of life.


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This year the Academy Fellowship was presented to actress Dame Helen Mirren.
In 2014, BAFTA's highest accolade, the Academy Fellowship, was presented to Dame Helen Mirren, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to film.
John Willis, Chairman of BAFTA, described Mirren as "one of the most outstanding actresses of her generation" and exuded that her incredibly successful career is testament to the determination, dedication and skill she brings to each of her roles.
Upon hearing the news, Mirren herself said; "This is the greatest professional honour I can imagine, certainly one I never dreamt of as a schoolgirl in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. To join that list of legendary names is overwhelming."
Watch Mirren's acceptance speech and backstage interview...
Helen Mirren's 2014 Academy Fellowship Acceptance Speech (76.3 KB)
Helen Mirren's Press Conference Speech at the EE British Academy Film Awards 2014 (152.1 KB)
BAFTA/ Brian RitchieThe presentation was made by Academy president HRH The Duke of Cambridge at the EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony on Sunday 16 February.
On receiving the Award, Mirren's name was added to an impressive list existing BAFTA fellows including the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, and Martin Scorsese.
Mirren, whose film career began in the 70s, has a long history with BAFTA, receiving four BAFTA wins and a further seven BAFTA nominations. In January 2013 she was welcomed to our headquarters in London for a Life In Pictures interview during which she discussed her favourite roles, her early experiences in Hollywood and her motivations as an actress.
An Interview With Helen Mirren
She's played everything from East End trophy wife to sovereign of an empire – Dame Helen Mirren is the recipient of the Academy's highest accolade.
BAFTA/ Brian RitchieHelen Mirren's first BAFTA nomination was exactly 30 years ago, for her role as a tragic young Catholic widow in (1984), set during the Irish Troubles of the early 1980s. Ten BAFTA nominations and four wins on – including three on the spin for her feisty, acerbic DCI Jane Tennison in ITV's – Mirren, now Dame Helen, has become a national treasure. If the "rough, messed up" (her words) Scotland Yard cop first defined her screen image internationally, then that would change even more spectacularly a decade later when she gained even greater global popularity, kudos and many more awards playing our reigning monarch on the big screen in (2006). It's clear, however, that the award this year of BAFTA's prestigious Fellowship – she's only the 10th woman in the Academy's entire history to receive it – has an extra special meaning for her. "I think," she mused, "we all know that winning awards for performance is a bit of a questionable process. The first thing you tend to feel when you win an award is guilt because you know how the other people who are up for it feel as you've been there yourself. This is very different, a recognition, hopefully, of a body of work, a lifetime of a certain attitude and approach to work. That's how I see it. It's not, for a change, about being the 'best' of anything, as it were, and I really like that." And, she laughed, "it really has been a lifetime, rather terrifying to realise that," before reflecting more closely on a remarkable stage and screen career across almost half a century, which first sprang to life from the mid-1960s when she became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, taking on over the succeeding years some great classical and contemporary roles. "My overriding ambition from a young age," recalled the London-born daughter of Anglo- Russian parentage, "was to be in the theatre. I was so caught up in the romantic fantasy of those great actresses of the late 19th century, like Eleonora Duse and Sarah Bernhardt. They were part of my romantic vision. Above all, I wanted to be a great classical theatre actress, and that's what I worked towards from the very start."
The Fellowship is recognition of a lifetime of a certain attitude and approach to work. It really has been a lifetime, rather terrifying to realise that.
Her progress towards the big screen was an altogether more halting affair – "a slow burn", she describes it – beginning as an uncredited extra when barely out of her teens, painting Laurence Harvey's toenails in the 1966 Cold War comedy, (the spy in question being a pedigree bulldog with a listening bug grafted inside its stomach). "I didn't really go to the cinema very much when I was young, and I suppose the only kind of film actress I would have wanted to be then was one of the European greats, like Anna Magnani, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti or, my father's particular favourite, Simone Signoret." After a brief, early flurry of film – Michael Powell's (1969) in which she was bravely, and memorably, naked on the Great Barrier Reef, Ken Russell's (1972) and (1973), for Lindsay Anderson – it would be a number of years before the cinema properly beckoned again. Mirren was almost in her mid-30s by the time she played, to great acclaim, Bob Hoskins' upper-crust gangster moll in (1980).
I came to with my arrogance, and ignorance of the medium, well in place. However, I still felt very insecure about film.
BAFTA Los Angeles/Adrian Carr"I came into that with my arrogance, and ignorance of the medium, still well in place, blithely re-writing the script which was, I think, ultimately to the advantage of the film," she says. "However, I still felt very insecure about film. When I was young, the film set was an incredibly masculine place in what was still a very sexist world. For a woman walking on to sets then, it was a very lonely business and you had somehow to negotiate your way through it. I really didn't know what I was doing," Just a handful of years after that, she was reported, rather sensationally, and still confirms it today, as believing she'd somehow "lost" her "talent" while making in Ireland. "I really felt I was all at sea," she says. "It was frightened- rabbit-in-the-headlights type of acting. I finally realised how ignorant I was about the whole thing and that I must start learning much more about the process, as it's such a wonderful and powerful form of storytelling." The breakthrough – that eureka moment – came, she explained, "doing . It was pretty late by then, I was already into my 40s. But the experience of doing so many hours of work, with so many good directors, meant I could finally walk on those sets with a proper kind of authority." There were six miniseries spanning 12 years, concluding finally in 2003 – the same year she became a Dame in the Queen's Birthday Honours – with Tennison, having risen to the dizzy heights of detective superintendent, perched on the edge of retirement.
By then, she had made such fine films as (1994), (2001) and (2003), before would further ignite work here and in Hollywood, including , (both 2009), (2011), a pair of all-star action-comedy spectaculars (2010, 2013), and (as Mrs H), which snared her most recent BAFTA performance nomination last year. Theatre, still her first love, has continued to punctuate her screen career with, most recently, an Olivier award-winning return to regal ways (2011) (2012) (1994) as Elizabeth II in Peter Morgan's , which traces her varied relationships with 12 PMs – her "Dirty Dozen", as she calls them – across The Queen's 60 years; a role she hopes to take to Broadway later this year. "I am a complete Elizabethan," Mirren concludes. "My whole life will, in a sense, have been defined by being alive during her reign. Although I hope my whole career won't also be defined by playing her, it's still an amazing thing to me that I've been able to creatively engage with it."
Giles Keyte


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